The 2019 NWSL season kicks off on April 13
The National Women’s Soccer League released the full 2019 regular season schedule on Thursday. For the third-straight year all nine teams will play a 24-game regular season schedule, with 12 home games and 12 away games. Preseason will begin on March 4 and the regular season will begin the weekend of April 13-14. The league will […]
The National Women’s Soccer League released the full 2019 regular season schedule on Thursday. For the third-straight year all nine teams will play a 24-game regular season schedule, with 12 home games and 12 away games.Preseason will begin on March 4 and the regular season will begin the weekend of April 13-14. The league will take a break for the group stage of 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup from June 3-14 and return June 15-16. The regular season will conclude with four matches on October 12. The 2019 NWSL Championship will take place on October 26.
MORE | Full 2019 NWSL Regular Season Schedule
For 2019, fans in the United States can watch all of the NWSL’s regular season matches via streaming on Yahoo! Sports. International fans will be still be able to follow the action on the NWSL app and NWSLsoccer.com NWSL schedule info: * Key 2019 dates
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XI games to watch * The season kicks off with the reigning 2018 NWSL Champions, the North Carolina Courage, taking on two-time Golden Boot winner and NWSL’s all-time leading goal scorer Sam Kerr and the Chicago Red Stars on April 13 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. The Washington Spirit and Sky Blue FC will also face-off on April 13 at Maryland SoccerPlex.
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Portland Thorns FC fans will have to wait until June 2 for the big home opener at Providence Park. All of the other NWSL teams have their home openers in April, but Providence Park has been undergoing a large expansion construction project that won’t be complete until later this spring.
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The Thorns have a chance to set a new attendance record in the NWSL thanks to the expansion of Providence Park, with a new seating capacity of around 25,000. The Orlando Pride still hold the all time NWSL record thanks to the 23,403 fans who attended their inaugural match in 2016.
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Reign FC will make their debut in Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, Washington on Sunday, April 21 vs. the Orlando Pride.
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This year there will be 12 mid-week (Wednesday) games and one game on Monday, May 27 at Cheney Stadium featuring Reign FC vs. the North Carolina Courage.
Full schedule (all times ET)
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- *Full schedules for every team: * Chicago Red Stars